Travel and Exploration

New York: Selmar Hess This heavy volume was one of a series of books on geography, history, and travel published by Selmar Hess of New York. Although undated, my research of similar volumes in this series indicates that it was published between 1866 and 1875. It's notable for hundreds of beautiful mid-19th Century illustrations, many of which are engravings with original tissue guards. However, the illustrations with tissue guards often have foxing, particularly in the margin areas, possibly as a result of acidity in the tissue guards themselves. The other illustrations and pages are mainly free of foxing. Countries and cities featured in this particular volume (Volume 4), include Norway; Tripoli; St. Petersburgh, Russia; Lebanon including Beyrut (Beirut) and the Cedars of Lebanon; Mexico; New Caledonia (French); Portugal; Athens, Greece; The Bermudas; West Indies; British Guiana; Isthmus of Panama; and Denmark. This unusual book is in Very Good - condition. The decorative brown cloth covers… Read More

Washington, D. C.: National Geographic, 2004. Signed on the half-title page by two National Geographic Photographers: William Albert Allard, placed and dated Seattle Oct '04. Also signed by Annie Griffiths Belt placed and dated Seattle May 05. First edition / First printing. Brown paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket.

Cairo: The government press, Bulaq, 1896 Book. Illus. by MUHAMMED SADIQ BEY. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 152PP OF ARABIC TEXT. ENGRAVING PLATE SHOWING THE EGYPTIAN MAHMAL, FRONTIS OF THE AUTHOR, 9 PLATES WHICH 8 OF THEM ARE PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATES BY THE AUTHOR ABOUT THE MAHMAL, THE HOLY MOSQUES, AND GENERAL VEWS OF MECCA, MEDINA, AND THE HOLY SITES (THREE PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATES ARE FOLDINGS), 2 FOLDING PLANS OF THE TOW HOLY MOSQUES IN MECCA AND MEDINA, BY THE AUTHOR, THE BOOK INCLUDES THE FOLDING MAP BY SADIQ BEY ABOUT THE ROUTS OF THE HAJJ FROM THE CITADEL OF AL WAJH AND JEDDAH TO MECCA AND MEDINA IN 1886 (1303 AH). FRONTIS IS PARTLY REPAIRED FROM THE OUTER MARGINS OF THE PLATE (DID NOT AFFECT THE IMAGE AT ALL), VERY LIGHT REMAINS OF REMOVED ANCIENT STAMPS OR NOTATIONS ON TITLE PAGE AND OTHER 3 MARGINAL PLACES. VERY CLEAN TEXT AND PLATES, AND THE BOOK IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. MODERN FINE BINDING. SCARCE WITH ALL PLATES, PLANS AND THE MAP..

Rifa'a Rafi' al Tahtawi (1801-1873) was born in the village of Tahta, Sohag, the same year the French troops evacuated Egypt. He was an Azharite recommended by his teacher and mentor Hassan El-Attar to be the chaplain of a group of students Mohammed Ali was sending to Paris in 1826. Many student missions from Egypt went to Europe in the early 19th century to study arts and sciences at European universities and acquire technical skills such as printing, shipbuilding and modern military techniques. According to his memoir Rihla (Journey to Paris), Tahtawi studied ethics, social and political philosophy, and mathematics and geometry. He read works by Condillac, Voltaire, Rousseau, Montesquieu and Bézout among others during his séjour in France. In 1831, Tahtawi returned home to be part of the statewide effort to "modernize" the Egyptian infrastructure and education. He undertook a career in writing and translation, and founded the School of Languages (also knowns as School of Translators) in 1835,… Read More

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1973. Signed on the title page by the author. First edition / First printing. Green cloth spine, orange paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. A superb copy!

First edition, four volumes, 1909-1920, Washington. Overall very good condition in original bindings. Notable for the complete absence of library or ownership markings. The only marking I can find is an old pencil note on the front blank of volume 3. Includes bound in errata slips and a promotional leaf for the series laid in. The boards have some dings to the corners. Volume 3 has the most condition issues: shows the most outer wear with some stains on the edges and wear on spine and boards (see scans). Bindings are all sound, which I expect can be an issue with this heavy set. A quite decent usable set. Please see scans of the books you will receive.

Album Odysséen. Photographies de Fred. Boissonnas. 1ère édition. 8 pp. + 265 héliogravures + 1 folding map h.t. 26,4x22,5 cm. Librairie Armand Colin, Paris, 1933.
--- (...) Les photographies qui sont reproduites dans ce volume sont l'oeuvre de Frédéric Boissonnas. C'est avec lui qu'au printemps de 1912, songeant à donner une nouvelle édition de ses Phéniciens et l'Odyssée, Victor Bérard entreprit de refaire le périple d'Ulysse dont, par une patiente étude, il s'était efforcé d'identifier toutes les étapes. Dans cette Méditerranée où rien ne change, il put retrouver intacts les sites et les paysages qui rendaient tout leur sens aux descriptions du Poète. (...)
Jean Bérard
--- Text in french. Captions in ancient greek, translated in french. A spot on front cover. Otherwise the book is fine.

Jamaica Inn (1936 BCE / WITH UNCLIPPED WHISTLER JACKET) By Daphne Du Maurier. Jamaica Inn, Doubleday & Company.Used. Exlib Copyright date MXXXVI (1936) BCE. Exlib. Library Bound. 243 pages. 5 3/8 X 8 1/8. INCLUDES RARE ORIGINAL REX WHISTLER 1ST EDITION UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. Original price on our jacket is $4.50. Library bound. Green Boards.

Translated from the German original and edited by L.N. Neatby. Grey cloth cover boards with black print. The dust cover has some small tears on the top and bottom edges. The binding is as new. The text block is clean, clear and unmarked with photographs in colour and black & white. There is a fine colour map of the exploration area of Baffin Island found in a pocket inside the back cover board. Signed by L.N. Neatby with compliments Exlibris

Around the World with General Grant, A Narrative of the Visit of General U.S. Grant to Europe, Asia, and Africa, in 1877, 1878 1879; To Which are Added Certain Conversations with General Grant on Questions Connected with American Politics and History. by John Russell Young, with Eight Hundred Illustrations.In Two Volumes. New York: Subscription Book Department, The American News Company: volumes are 631 pages each.Condition: This complete two volume set is bound in full leather and is in superior condition, with all maps, good gilt on covers and spine, and a secure binding with clean text blocks. Engraving of Grant is original and also in good condition, with tissue guard. Fold out map in volume II is present and all original and in very good condition as well. We carefully photograph our items so that you can review details of condition. After your review of the photos, please ask any questions or request additional photos from us so that you can make the best buying decision.*Please Note: This item… Read More

1877 Freemasonry in Holy Land Voyages Masonic Poetry Eastern Star Robert Morris
Robert Morris was an important American Freemason poet who is chiefly remembered for creating the Order of the Eastern Star. He composed over 400 poems most of which dealt with the Eastern Star and Freemasonry. He voyaged to the Holy Land and wrote hymns and poems based on his experiences there. He also published a book describing his sights and discoveries in Syria, Palestine, and Egypt entitled 'Freemasonry in the Holy Land' which featured many of his poems and odes.
Item number: #18279
Price: $499
MORRIS, Robert
Freemasonry in the Holy Land A narrative of masonic explorations made in 1868, in the land of King Solomon and the two Hirams… Masonic Odes and Poems
Chicago : Published for the author [by] Knight & Leonard, printers, 1877.

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N.B. OVERSIZE ITEM: Additional shipping applies.Has some corner bumps as photographed, binding is tight. Great copy.

Into the wild: Journey into the world of Peter Beard (1938-2020) Photographer, collector, diarist, and writer of books Peter Beard has fashioned his life into a work of art; the illustrated diaries he kept from a young age evolved into a serious career as an artist and earned him a central position in the international art world. He was painted by Francis Bacon and painted on by Salvador Dalí, he made diaries with Andy Warhol and toured with Truman Capote and the Rolling Stones—all of whom are brought to life, literally and figuratively, in his work. As a fashion photographer, he took Vogue stars like Veruschka to Africa and brought new ones—most notably Iman—back to the U.S. with him.
After spending time in Kenya and striking up a friendship with the author Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen) in the early 1960s, Beard bought a piece of land near hers. He witnessed the dawn of… Read More

Collector's Edition limited to 1,500 copies, of which this is number 808. Signed to limitation page by Christiane Kubrick. Four volume book set, of which two are wrapped in the publisher's shrink wrap, and the other two black cloth volumes are housed in a slipcase. Despite minor wear to the box (see image), it is a nice clean set having never been read. Please expect the possibility of additional postage as this is a larger box.

1860 DUGDALE Curiosities of Great Britain ENGLAND Wales MAPS Travel 10v SET

In this extensive, encyclopedia-like work, Dugdale describes every known city, town, parish, and village in Great Britain with historical interests, traveling distances, locations, and much more! Note the impressive maps in this ten-volume set!

Item number: #25162
Price: $750

DUGDALE

Curiosities of Great Britain : England and Wales Delineated

London: Published by Tallis & Co., [ca. 1860].

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· Collation: Complete with all pages; 10 tomes
o Continuously paginated
o Hundreds of impressive engravings and maps!
· Provenance: Handwritten – John Vincent Allen, 1873
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover
o Green cloth
· Size: ~9in X 6in (23cm x 15cm)

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1860 Arctic Boat Journey Isaac Hayes Exploration 2nd Grinnell Expedition KANE

Henry Grinnell's second arctic expedition was a 19th-century Elisha Kent Kane voyage which, in 1853, set out to find John Franklin and his lost expedition. Kane, along with other crew on the USS Advance never found Franklin but were able to gather a lot of information about people, geography, and natural history of the Arctic region, a relatively unknown region of the world. The discoveries found on this voyage include the Humboldt Glacier, Kennedy Channel, the Kane Basin, and reaching the farthest north of any exploration at the time.

Expedition surgeon Isaac Hayes published his own account of the voyage, published under the title "An Arctic Boat Journey".

Item number: #26271
Price: $499

HAYES, Isaac Israel

An Arctic boat journey, in the autumn of 1854

Boston/New York: Brown, Taggard and Chase; Sheldon & Co, 1860. First edition.

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